# Synthetic buyer markets and demand | HS 400231 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $217.6M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $217.6M | +7.1% | 24 | Russia |
| Thailand | $37.5M | +3.3% | 16 | China |
| India | $33.3M | -18.9% | 19 | Singapore |
| Belgium | $33.1M | +29.6% | 14 | Saudi Arabia |
| USA | $24.1M | -10.5% | 20 | Canada |
| Indonesia | $24.1M | +4.5% | 14 | China |
| Germany | $23.1M | +3.6% | 30 | France |
| Viet Nam | $22.0M | -2.2% | 17 | Singapore |
| Pakistan | $21.2M | +4.2% | 7 | China |
| Republic of Korea | $19.4M | +1.8% | 12 | Russia |
| Italy | $11.6M | +0.9% | 19 | Belgium |
| Iran | $7.8M | -6.4% | 6 | United Arab Emirates |
| Poland | $7.4M | +7.3% | 16 | Belgium |
| Turkey | $7.0M | +6.4% | 20 | Russia |
| Brazil | $6.6M | +12.2% | 12 | USA |
| Taiwan | $6.5M | +2.4% | 13 | USA |
| Japan | $6.4M | -2.1% | 12 | Singapore |
| Mexico | $6.0M | +1.9% | 26 | USA |
| Malaysia | $5.1M | -2.9% | 14 | China |
| South Africa | $4.9M | +7.2% | 13 | Japan |
| United Arab Emirates | $4.2M | +15.9% | 12 | China |
| France | $4.0M | -24.4% | 23 | Belgium |
| Luxembourg | $4.0M | -20.9% | 9 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| United Kingdom | $3.5M | -19.2% | 19 | China |
| Czechia | $3.5M | +5.5% | 15 | Belgium |
| Canada | $3.3M | -6.3% | 17 | USA |
| Serbia | $3.1M | +7.4% | 16 | Russia |
| Netherlands | $3.0M | +5.7% | 26 | Belgium |
| Bangladesh | $2.9M | +12.1% | 3 | India |
| Argentina | $2.6M | -0% | 10 | Canada |
| Slovenia | $2.4M | +36.9% | 15 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania | $2.0M | +7.5% | 6 | Russia |
| Austria | $1.9M | -4% | 22 | Germany |
| Hungary | $1.8M | -14.2% | 13 | Netherlands |
| Latvia | $1.4M | +31.7% | 9 | Russia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $212.6M | $1,878.82 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $67.0M | $2,683.54 |
| India | 2023 | $48.4M | $2,008.7 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $35.0M | $2,688.15 |
| Germany | 2023 | $25.6M | $2,419.02 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $23.7M | $2,247.19 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $21.7M | $2,237.22 |
| USA | 2023 | $21.2M | $2,796.93 |
| Pakistan | 2023 | $18.6M | $1,508.91 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $17.5M | $1,993.8 |
| Luxembourg | 2023 | $16.5M | $3,487.56 |
| Italy | 2023 | $14.9M | $2,688.11 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $14.3M | $2,263.91 |
| Poland | 2023 | $12.0M | $2,633.99 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $11.0M | $3,104.95 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $8.9M | $2,593.26 |
| Japan | 2023 | $7.2M | $2,519.29 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $6.4M | $2,627.68 |
| France | 2023 | $5.4M | $3,603.19 |
| Slovenia | 2023 | $5.1M | $3,117.96 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._